This Week’s Issue: New Fiction from Rachel Kushner—Ian Parker on Emmanuel Carrère—The Confrontations of Jean Rhys

Plus more from the Fiction Issue: stories by Bryan Washington, Ling Ma, and Shirley Jackson; Merve Emre on Cristina Rivera Garza; and Salvatore Scibona on the rediscovery of Halldór Laxness. View in browser | Update your preferences Tuesday, July 5, 2022 Fiction “A King Alone” “That was probably part of why he gave people rides. How grateful they were in a world where almost no one would stop to help a stranger.” By Rachel Kushner Cover Story “Adventures Ahead” This week’s cover artist, Lorenzo Mattotti, discusses the joys of hitting the road without a plan. By Françoise Mouly From the Fiction Issue Fiction “Arrivals” “At a stoplight, you idle under a billboard, and what towers above you is a portrait of your boyfriend’s face. You do your best not to stare.” By Bryan Washington Profiles Emmanuel Carrère Writes His Way Through a Breakdown France’s renowned author, known for his penetrating portraits of murderers and disaster victims, trains his eye on his own emotional collapse. By Ian Parker Fiction “Peking Duck” “I tell the truth in Chinese, I make up stories in English. I don’t take it that seriously.” By Ling Ma Fiction “Call Me Ishmael” “There was no woman, there was a corner, and a corner was no place for a woman to stand, any more than a decent house was any place for her to live.” By Shirley Jackson The Critics Books The Many Confrontations of Jean Rhys In her life and in her writing, the author of post-colonial works such as “Wide Sargasso Sea” met adversity—inflicted and self-inflicted—with an unflinching eye. By James Wood Books Cristina Rivera Garza’s Bodies Politic Scrutinizing gender, history, and authority, the Mexican-born writer has found an unsettling yet playful way to write about desire. By Merve Emre Books The Rediscovery of Halldór Laxness A long eclipse for Iceland’s greatest novelist has been followed by a continuing renaissance. By Salvatore Scibona The Art World A Frequently Misunderstood American Master The Yanktonai Dakota painter Oscar Howe, who died in 1983, is the subject of a remarkable retrospective at the National Museum of the American Indian. By Peter Schjeldahl Humor from The New Yorker Cartoons from the Issue Cartoons from the Issue Funny drawings from this week’s magazine. Crossword A Moderately Challenging Puzzle Seasonal wind pattern: seven letters. By Anna Shechtman Name Drop Play Today’s Quiz Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer? By Will Nediger More from the New Yorker Our Columnists Cassidy Hutchinson’s Testimony Should Be the End of Donald Trump Regardless of the legal obstacles to convicting the former President, Hutchinson’s testimony reconfirmed that he must never again be allowed anywhere near power. By John Cassidy Kitchen Notes The Unbreakable Rules of the Chicago Dog—and When to Bend Them In the Windy City, brook no compromises. Everywhere else, work with what you’ve got. By Helen Rosner Thanks for reading. Let us know your thoughts about today’s edition. Plus, browse more newsletters and invite a friend to sign up for The Daily. You’re receiving this e-mail because you signed up for This Week's Issue from The New Yorker. Manage your preferences | View our Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2022. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.